conscientious objectors
Israeli conscientious objector Yona Rosemann sentenced to 30 days in military prison
Yesterday, August 17, Yona Rosemann (19 years old, Haifa) was sentenced to 30 days in military prison for her refusal to join the Israeli army, which is committing a genocide in Gaza. The Israeli police brutally dispersed the demonstration of…
Yona Roseman, 19-year-old: “Israel is committing genocide, and we must resist”
This coming Sunday, August 17, at 10:00 a.m., at the Haifa enlistment camp, Yona Roseman, a 19-year-old from Haifa, will refuse to enlist in protest against the genocide in Gaza, and will probably be tried and sent to prison. Activists…
Yurii Sheliazenko: “The protests are good, but there are still some Ukrainians who believe in the war.”
In Kiev, I met Yurii Sheliazenko, a Quaker conscientious objector and leader of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, whom I had met and interviewed during my trip to Ukraine last August, and his friend Artem Denysov, also a Quaker. They took…
Two Israeli teens sent to prison for refusing to take part in the Gaza genocide
This morning, 18-year-old Ayana Gerstmann and Yuval Pelleg refused to enlist in the Israeli military. Gerstmann was sentenced to 30 days in military prison, and Pelleg was sentenced to 20 days. Before entering the Tel HaShomer enlistment base, Mesarvot Network…
Two 18-Year-Old Israelis Will Refuse to Enlist in the Army in Protest of the Annihilation of Gaza
On Thursday, July 31, at 10:00 AM at the Tel HaShomer military base, activists from the Mesarvot network will hold a demonstration in support of enlistment refuser Ayana Gerstmann, an 18-year-old from Ramat-Gan. Gerstman will refuse to enlist in the…
Israeli conscientious objector Itamar Greenberg exempted from military service
Itamar Greenberg was released after spending 197 days in prison—the longest imprisonment for an objector in two decades. The Israeli army determined he had displayed “bad behavior.” He first refused to serve in August 2024 and was subsequently sentenced to…
Israeli conscientious objector Netta Lannes Arbel: “I refuse to close my eyes. There’s another way”
Netta Lannes Arbel, 24 year-old from Emek Hefer, who refused to reenlist in the Israeli army in Ir HaBahadim Camp in southern Israel on December 29, was tried today for 8 days in military detention for his refusal. Lannes Arbel…
Two conscientious objectors refuse to enlist in the Israeli army: “Get Out of Gaza now!”
Soul Behar Tsalik and Iddo Elam, both 18-year-old, will refuse to enlist in the Israeli Army in protest over the war of destruction in Gaza and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian lands. The two will arrive this week at Tel-Hashomer…
From Israeli-Palestinian pacifism an exciting injection of hope
They were on the road for an entire day because of flights blocked by Amman and Tel Aviv due to the war now raging in Lebanon as well as in Gaza. A very difficult journey that saw them land at…
New military prison sentence for three Israeli conscientious objectors
The three Israeli conscientious objectors Itamar Greenberg, Yuval Moav and Oryan Mueller were sentenced to a second term in military prison for their refusal to serve in the IDF and to take part in the destruction of Gaza. Greenberg and…
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